Musical Comedy: Charlie Chaplin

One of my students expressed an interest in writing about Charlie Chaplin, and asked if he would count as an example of “musical comedy.” I said yes, because his movies make use of physical and musical comedy (as well as the interactions between the two). However, I didn’t realize just how right I was. I found out that Chaplin was a prolific composer and music aficionado. Here are two resources from his official website: